Kumail Nanjiani has a number of great bits in his new stand-up comedy special Night Thoughts – commenting on a number of subjects, like how his brain processes extreme anxiety when he is trying to sleep, bands performing encores, and how going to therapy helped him in the wake of the less-than-stellar critical response to the film Eternals. Some of his best material, however, concerns his deep love for his cat Bagel, and while his jokes about the relationship are great all by themselves, I now have an even greater appreciation for them after learning a wonderful behind-the-scenes story from the development of the Hulu original.
The lovely bit of trivia was posted this week on Instagram by Emily V. Gordon, who is Nanjiani's wife in addition to being credited as an executive producer on Night Thoughts. In the social media post, she offers gratitude and appreciation to the folks at Hulu for a kindness that they extended to the couple in the development of the stand-up special – which was instigated by the sad passing of Bagel earlier this year. In a series of images with text, Gordon wrote,
